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2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Tasted 19 December 2015 Napa Valley · Oakville

Similar to my prior CT note (but obviously I couldn't wait until 2017 as I had previously recommended). This time around, I gave the 2008 Rudd an extra point (from 95 to 96), as it certainly continues to fill in…

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2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Oakville

Previous notes apply, though I experienced this as much less angular this time around. With the proper decanting (approximately 5+ hours total), this really started to show nicely. Somewhat…

Reviewed 2 June 2018
2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Oakville

All of my other previous specific tasting notes on this wine apply, except that this go-around, it seemed a bit more angular and rustic, with the cedar and alcohol elements really showing up more so…

Reviewed 9 February 2018
2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Oakville

Same as all of my previous notes. Micro-filtered (had a decent amount of sediment) and decanted for an hour. A little jet fuel at the initial PnP, but it didn't take long to start showing…

Reviewed 13 August 2017
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